diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0292a16e16c2..f660fccfc0db 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5376,7 +5376,8 @@ void kick_defer_list_purge(unsigned int cpu)
 		backlog_unlock_irq_restore(sd, flags);
 
 	} else if (!cmpxchg(&sd->defer_ipi_scheduled, 0, 1)) {
-		smp_call_function_single_async(cpu, &sd->defer_csd);
+		if (smp_call_function_single_async(cpu, &sd->defer_csd))
+			WRITE_ONCE(sd->defer_ipi_scheduled, 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -6900,25 +6901,35 @@ bool napi_complete_done(struct napi_struct *n, int work_done)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(napi_complete_done);
 
-static void skb_defer_free_flush(void)
+static void __skb_defer_free_flush(struct skb_defer_node *sdn, int budget)
 {
 	struct llist_node *free_list;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
+
+	if (llist_empty(&sdn->defer_list))
+		return;
+	atomic_long_set(&sdn->defer_count, 0);
+	free_list = llist_del_all(&sdn->defer_list);
+
+	llist_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, free_list, ll_node) {
+		prefetch(next);
+		napi_consume_skb(skb, budget);
+	}
+}
+
+void skb_defer_node_flush(struct skb_defer_node *sdn)
+{
+	__skb_defer_free_flush(sdn, 0);
+}
+
+static void skb_defer_free_flush(void)
+{
 	struct skb_defer_node *sdn;
 	int node;
 
 	for_each_node(node) {
 		sdn = this_cpu_ptr(net_hotdata.skb_defer_nodes) + node;
-
-		if (llist_empty(&sdn->defer_list))
-			continue;
-		atomic_long_set(&sdn->defer_count, 0);
-		free_list = llist_del_all(&sdn->defer_list);
-
-		llist_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, free_list, ll_node) {
-			prefetch(next);
-			napi_consume_skb(skb, 1);
-		}
+		__skb_defer_free_flush(sdn, 1);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -12897,6 +12908,7 @@ static int dev_cpu_dead(unsigned int oldcpu)
 	struct sk_buff **list_skb;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int cpu;
+	int node;
 	struct softnet_data *sd, *oldsd, *remsd = NULL;
 
 	local_irq_disable();
@@ -12957,6 +12969,17 @@ static int dev_cpu_dead(unsigned int oldcpu)
 		rps_input_queue_head_incr(oldsd);
 	}
 
+	for_each_node(node)
+		skb_defer_node_flush(per_cpu_ptr(net_hotdata.skb_defer_nodes,
+						 oldcpu) + node);
+	node = cpu_to_node(oldcpu);
+	if (node_possible(node) &&
+	    !cpumask_intersects(cpumask_of_node(node), cpu_online_mask)) {
+		for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+			skb_defer_node_flush(per_cpu_ptr(net_hotdata.skb_defer_nodes,
+							 cpu) + node);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.h b/net/core/dev.h
index b757faead4d1..04fb0e9a571e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.h
+++ b/net/core/dev.h
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ static inline void napi_assert_will_not_race(const struct napi_struct *napi)
 	WARN_ON(READ_ONCE(napi->list_owner) != -1);
 }
 
+struct skb_defer_node;
+void skb_defer_node_flush(struct skb_defer_node *sdn);
 void kick_defer_list_purge(unsigned int cpu);
 
 int dev_set_hwtstamp_phylib(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index b4edbd06655e..c3042d822afa 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -7360,8 +7360,8 @@ void skb_attempt_defer_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct skb_defer_node *sdn;
 	unsigned long defer_count;
 	unsigned int defer_max;
+	int cpu, my_cpu;
 	bool kick;
-	int cpu;
 
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&skb_defer_disable_key))
 		goto nodefer;
@@ -7371,7 +7371,8 @@ void skb_attempt_defer_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto nodefer;
 
 	cpu = skb->alloc_cpu;
-	if (cpu == raw_smp_processor_id() ||
+	my_cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+	if (cpu == my_cpu ||
 	    WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu >= nr_cpu_ids) ||
 	    !cpu_online(cpu)) {
 nodefer:	kfree_skb_napi_cache(skb);
@@ -7382,7 +7383,7 @@ nodefer:	kfree_skb_napi_cache(skb);
 	DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(skb->destructor);
 	DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(skb_nfct(skb));
 
-	sdn = per_cpu_ptr(net_hotdata.skb_defer_nodes, cpu) + numa_node_id();
+	sdn = per_cpu_ptr(net_hotdata.skb_defer_nodes, cpu) + cpu_to_node(my_cpu);
 
 	defer_max = READ_ONCE(net_hotdata.sysctl_skb_defer_max);
 	defer_count = atomic_long_inc_return(&sdn->defer_count);
@@ -7392,6 +7393,11 @@ nodefer:	kfree_skb_napi_cache(skb);
 
 	llist_add(&skb->ll_node, &sdn->defer_list);
 
+	if (unlikely(!cpu_online(cpu) || my_cpu != raw_smp_processor_id())) {
+		skb_defer_node_flush(sdn);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Send an IPI every time queue reaches half capacity. */
 	kick = (defer_count - 1) == (defer_max >> 1);